diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 32ae5db329..ca58897be7 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ methods to run clang-tidy on your local machine: using Docker or Conda.
     1. Navigate to the repository root directory.
     2. Create and activate the needed conda environment:
         ```bash
-        conda env create --force -n cuml-clang-tidy -f conda/environments/clang_tidy_cuda-118_arch-x86_64.yaml
+        conda env create --yes -n cuml-clang-tidy -f conda/environments/clang_tidy_cuda-118_arch-x86_64.yaml
         conda activate cuml-clang-tidy
         ```
     3. Generate the compile command database with
diff --git a/ci/build_docs.sh b/ci/build_docs.sh
index 2969dfdc6b..9fe310a49a 100755
--- a/ci/build_docs.sh
+++ b/ci/build_docs.sh
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ rapids-dependency-file-generator \
   --file_key docs \
   --matrix "cuda=${RAPIDS_CUDA_VERSION%.*};arch=$(arch);py=${RAPIDS_PY_VERSION}" | tee env.yaml
 
-rapids-mamba-retry env create --force -f env.yaml -n docs
+rapids-mamba-retry env create --yes -f env.yaml -n docs
 conda activate docs
 
 rapids-print-env
diff --git a/ci/check_style.sh b/ci/check_style.sh
index 0ee6e88e58..d7baa88e8f 100755
--- a/ci/check_style.sh
+++ b/ci/check_style.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-# Copyright (c) 2020-2023, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
+# Copyright (c) 2020-2024, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
 
 set -euo pipefail
 
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ rapids-dependency-file-generator \
   --file_key checks \
   --matrix "cuda=${RAPIDS_CUDA_VERSION%.*};arch=$(arch);py=${RAPIDS_PY_VERSION}" | tee env.yaml
 
-rapids-mamba-retry env create --force -f env.yaml -n checks
+rapids-mamba-retry env create --yes -f env.yaml -n checks
 conda activate checks
 
 # Run pre-commit checks
diff --git a/ci/run_clang_tidy.sh b/ci/run_clang_tidy.sh
index 10c3347f6b..7cab2a226f 100755
--- a/ci/run_clang_tidy.sh
+++ b/ci/run_clang_tidy.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-# Copyright (c) 2023, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
+# Copyright (c) 2023-2024, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
 
 set -euo pipefail
 
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ rapids-dependency-file-generator \
   --file_key clang_tidy \
   --matrix "cuda=${RAPIDS_CUDA_VERSION%.*};arch=$(arch);py=${RAPIDS_PY_VERSION}" | tee env.yaml
 
-rapids-mamba-retry env create --force -f env.yaml -n clang_tidy
+rapids-mamba-retry env create --yes -f env.yaml -n clang_tidy
 # Temporarily allow unbound variables for conda activation.
 set +u && conda activate clang_tidy && set -u
 
diff --git a/ci/test_cpp.sh b/ci/test_cpp.sh
index 04d5770d4b..02cd1467d1 100755
--- a/ci/test_cpp.sh
+++ b/ci/test_cpp.sh
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ rapids-dependency-file-generator \
   --matrix "cuda=${RAPIDS_CUDA_VERSION%.*};arch=$(arch)" \
   --prepend-channels "${CPP_CHANNEL}" | tee env.yaml
 
-rapids-mamba-retry env create --force -f env.yaml -n test
+rapids-mamba-retry env create --yes -f env.yaml -n test
 
 # Temporarily allow unbound variables for conda activation.
 set +u
diff --git a/ci/test_notebooks.sh b/ci/test_notebooks.sh
index 8fdff2af4a..5ac4698038 100755
--- a/ci/test_notebooks.sh
+++ b/ci/test_notebooks.sh
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ rapids-dependency-file-generator \
   --matrix "cuda=${RAPIDS_CUDA_VERSION%.*};arch=$(arch);py=${RAPIDS_PY_VERSION}" \
   --prepend-channels "${CPP_CHANNEL};${PYTHON_CHANNEL}" | tee env.yaml
 
-rapids-mamba-retry env create --force -f env.yaml -n test
+rapids-mamba-retry env create --yes -f env.yaml -n test
 
 # Temporarily allow unbound variables for conda activation.
 set +u
diff --git a/ci/test_python_common.sh b/ci/test_python_common.sh
index c0c454c843..f3277a0c78 100644
--- a/ci/test_python_common.sh
+++ b/ci/test_python_common.sh
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ rapids-dependency-file-generator \
   --matrix "cuda=${RAPIDS_CUDA_VERSION%.*};arch=$(arch);py=${RAPIDS_PY_VERSION}" \
   --prepend-channels "${CPP_CHANNEL};${PYTHON_CHANNEL}" | tee env.yaml
 
-rapids-mamba-retry env create --force -f env.yaml -n test
+rapids-mamba-retry env create --yes -f env.yaml -n test
 
 # Temporarily allow unbound variables for conda activation.
 set +u